Stacy Head plans training on parliamentary procedure for New Orleans City Council members

New Orleans City Council President Stacy Head's
office announced Friday that "in an effort to ensure that the City
Council's public meetings are conducted according to parliamentary
procedure," Head is "organizing a training session" for all council
members and their chiefs of staff on Tuesday.

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It will be led by
Laura Badeaux, director of Nicholls State University's Louisiana Center
for Women and Government and "an expert in parliamentary procedure," a
news release said.

Badeaux will "thoroughly educate attendees" on
the council's rules and regulations, as well as Robert's Rules of Order,
the announcement said.

"Public meetings should follow a
consistent and transparent process so that meetings run smoothly and the
public has an opportunity to comment and be heard," Head said in the
news release. "Every once in a while it is a good idea to brush up on
the rules so that we are all familiar with how our public meetings
should be conducted."